DG133E-13-RP-0006_RFP_Oct_23_2012_(A).pdf

SOLICITATION, OFFER AND AWARD 1. THIS CONTRACT IS A RATED

ORDER UNDER DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3. SOLICITATION NUMBER 4. TYPE OF SOLICITATION 5. DATE ISSUED 6. REQUISITION/PURCHASE NUMBER

DG-133E-13-RP-0006 SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

NEEM0000-13-00003

NEEM0000-13-00003

7. ISSUED BY CODE AJF40012 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO (If other than Item 7)

SATELLITE ACQUISITION BRANCH

1325 EAST-WEST HWY

SSMC2, 11TH FLOOR

SILVER SPRING MD 20910

SATELLITE ACQUISITION BRANCH

1325 EAST-WEST HWY

SSMC2, 11TH FLOOR

SILVER SPRING MD USA

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid" and "bidder".

SOLICITATION

9. Sealed offers in original and 3 copies for furnishing the supplies or services in the Schedule will be received at the place specified in Item 8, or if handcarried, in the depository located in NOAA/NESDIS/NCAD 1325 EAst West Highway, Sta:

11406 SSMC2, 11th Floor Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 until 11:30

AM ET

local time NOV 09, (Hour) (Date)

CAUTION - LATE Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawls: See Section L, Provision No. 52.214-7 or 52.215-1. All offers are subject to all terms and conditions contained in this solicitation.

10. FOR

INFORMATION CALL

A. NAME

JAY S. PARSICK

B. TELEPHONE (NO COLLECT CALLS)

301-713-0838 x138

C. E-MAIL ADDRESS

Jay.Parsick@noaa.gov

11. TABLE OF CONTENTS

(X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGES(S) (X) SEC. DESCRIPTION PAGE(S)

PART 1 - THE SCHEDULE PART II - CONTRACT CLAUSES

X A SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM 1 - 1 X I CONTRACT CLAUSES 46 - 52

X B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS 2 - 14 PART III - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACH.

X C DESCRIPTION/SPECS./WORK STATEMENT 15 - 28 J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS -

X D PACKAGING AND MARKING 29 - 29 PART IV - PRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

X E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE 30 - 30 X K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER 53 - 53

X F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE 31 - 33 STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

X G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA 34 - 37 X L INSTRS., CONDS., AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS 54 - 58

X H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS 38 - 45 X M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD 59 - 62

OFFER

NOTE: Item 12 does not apply if the solicitation includes the provisions at 52.214-16, Minimum Bid Acceptance Period.

12. In compliance with the above, the undersigned agrees, if this offer is accepted within calendar days (60 calendar days unless a different period is inserted by the offeror) from the date for receipt of offers specified above, to furnish any or all itmes upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item, delivered at the designated point(s), within the time specified in the schedule.

13. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

(See Section I, Clause No. 52.232-8)

10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) CALENDAR DAYS (%)

14. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS AMENDMENT NO. DATE AMENDMENT NO. DATE

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the SOLICITATION for offerors and related documents numbered and dated):

CODE FACILITY 16. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER

15A. NAME AND

ADDRESS OF

OFFEROR

DUNS: (Type or print)

15B. TELEPHONE NUMBER

15C. CHECK IF REMITTANCE ADDRESS IS DIFFERENT FROM

ABOVE - ENTER SUCH ADDRESS IN SCHEDULE.

17. SIGNATURE 18. OFFER DATE

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

19. ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS NUMBERED 20. AMOUNT 21. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION

See Schedule

22. AUTHORITY FOR USING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION:

10 U.S.C 23004(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C 253(c) ( )

23. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM

24. ADMINISTERED BY CODE 25. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

26. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER(Type or print) 27. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 28. AWARD DATE

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

IMPORTANT - Award will be made on this Form, or on Standard Form 26, or by other authorized official written notice. (Must be fully completed by offeror)

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

Previous edition is unusable

STANDARD FORM 33 (REV. 9-97)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.214(c)

SCHEDULE Continued

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN

THE AREA OF AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING.

POP BASE YEAR DECEMBER 1, 2012 THROUGH

NOVEMBER 30, 2013.

FEE$ TBD?

PR NUMBER: NEEM0000-13-00003

DELIVERY DATE: 10/31/2013

SHIP TO:

NOAA LIAISON OFFICE/NASA GSFC

GOES-R SERIES CODE 417

BLDG 6, RM C100

GREENBELT MD 20771

FOB : Destination Period of Performance: 12/01/2012 to 11/30/2013

0.00 EA

OPT

1001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN

THE AREA OF AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING. POP OPTION YEAR 1, DECEMBER

1, 2013 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2014.

FEE$ TBD?

PR NUMBER: NEEM0000-13-00003

DELIVERY DATE: 10/31/2014

SHIP TO:

NOAA LIAISON OFFICE/NASA GSFC

GOES-R SERIES CODE 417

BLDG 6, RM C100

GREENBELT MD 20771

FOB : Destination Period of Performance: 12/01/2013 to 11/30/2014

0.00 EA

OPT

2001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN

THE AREA OF AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING. POP OPTION YEAR 2, DECEMBER

1, 2014 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2015.

FEE$ TBD?

PR NUMBER: NEEM0000-13-00003

DELIVERY DATE: 10/31/2015

SHIP TO:

NOAA LIAISON OFFICE/NASA GSFC

GOES-R SERIES CODE 417

BLDG 6, RM C100

GREENBELT MD 20771

FOB : Destination Period of Performance: 12/01/2014 to 11/30/2015

0.00 EA

OPT

3001 PROVIDE TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES IN

THE AREA OF AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING. POP YEAR 3 DECEMBER 1, 2015

THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2016.

FEE$ TBD?

0.00 EA

SCHEDULE Continued

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

PR NUMBER: NEEM0000-13-00003

DELIVERY DATE: 10/31/2013

SHIP TO:

NOAA LIAISON OFFICE/NASA GSFC

GOES-R SERIES CODE 417

BLDG 6, RM C100

GREENBELT MD 20771

FOB : Destination Period of Performance: 12/01/2015 to 11/30/2016

Table of Contents

SECTION B SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B. 1 CONTRACT TYPE

B. 2 SCHEDULE

B. 3 1352.216-70 ESTIMATED AND ALLOWABLE COSTS (APR 2010)

B. 4 1352.216-75 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNTS (APR 2010)

B. 5 1352.216-71 LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE, TERM CONTRACT) (APR 2010)

B. 6 PROVISIONS - DIRECT COSTS

B. 7 ADVANCED UNDERSTANDINGS

SECTION C DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C. 1 STATEMENT OF WORK

C. 2 TASK PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

C. 3 NOTICE OF DELAYS

C. 4 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

SECTION D PACKAGING AND MARKING

D. 1 IDENTIFICATION OF DELIVERABLES

SECTION E INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

E. 1 52.246-5 INSPECTION OF SERVICES--COST-REIMBURSEMENT (APR 1984)

E. 2 1352.246-70 PLACE OF ACCEPTANCE (APR 2010)

SECTION F DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F. 1 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991)

F. 2 1352.270-70 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (APR 2010)

F. 3 COMPLETION OF TASK ORDERS

F. 4 DELIVERABLES

F. 5 52.242-15 I STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989)--ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

SECTION G CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

G. 1 1352.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER´s AUTHORITY (APR 2010)

G. 2 1352.201-72 CONTRACTING OFFICER´s REPRESENTATIVE (C0R) (APR 2010)

G. 3 ASSISTANT COR(s)

G. 4 HOLIDAY AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

G. 5 INVOICE INSTRUCTIONS

G. 6 1352.245-70 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY (APR 2010)

G. 7 GOVERNEMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY

G. 8 1352.216-76 PLACEMENT OF ORDERS (APR 2010)

G. 9 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

G. 10 ORDERING - CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES

G. 11 SUBCONTRACTING PROVISIONS

SECTION H SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H. 1 1352.208-70 RESTRICTIONS ON PRINTING AND DUPLICATING (APR 2010)

H. 2 1352.209-71 LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010)

H. 3 1352.209-71 II LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010) -- ALTERNATE II (APR 2010)

H. 4 1352.209-71 III LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010) -- ALTERNATE III (APR 2010)... 39

H. 5 1352.209-71 IV LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010) -- ALTERNATE IV (APR 2010)

H. 6 1352.209-71 VI LIMITATION OF FUTURE CONTRACTING (APR 2010) -- ALTERNATE VI (APR 2010)

H. 7 1352.209-72 RESTRICTIONS AGAINST DISCLOSURE (APR 2010)

H. 8 1352.209-73 COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS (APR 2010)

H. 9 HSPD IMPLEMENTATION

H. 10 1352.209-74 ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (APR 2010)

H. 11 1352.216-74 TASK ORDERS (APR 2010)

H. 12 1352.228-70 INSURANCE COVERAGE (APR 2010)

H. 13 1352.228-71 DEDUCTIBLES UNDER REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE - COST REIMBURSEMENT (APR

2010)

H. 14 1352.231-71 DUPLICATION OF EFFORT (APR 2010)

H. 15 OPTION PROVISIONS

H. 16 1352.237-73 FOREIGN NATIONAL VISITOR AND GUEST ACCESS TO DEPARTMENTAL RESOURCES (APR

2010)

H. 17 1352.237-75 KEY PERSONNEL (APR 2010)

H. 18 NONPERSONNEL SERVICES

H. 19 1352.237-70 SECURITY PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS - HIGH OR MODERATE RISK CONTRACTS (APR

2010)

SECTION I CONTRACT CLAUSES

I. 1 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

I. 2 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS (JAN 2012)

I. 3 52.203-3 GRATUITIES (APR 1984)

I. 4 52.203-5 COVENANT AGAINST CONTINGENT FEES (APR 1984)

I. 5 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (SEP 2006)

I. 6 52.203-7 ANTI-KICKBACK PROCEDURES (OCT 2010)

I. 7 52.203-8 CANCELLATION, RESCISSION, AND RECOVERY OF FUNDS FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY

(JAN 1997)

I. 8 52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY (JAN 1997)

I. 9 52.203-12 LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO INFLUENCE CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSACTIONS (OCT 2010)

I. 10 52.204-2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (AUG 1996)

I. 11 52.204-4 PRINTED OR COPIED DOUBLE-SIDED ON POSTCONSUMER FIBER CONTENT PAPER (MAY 2011)... 46

I. 12 52.204-7 CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (AUG 2012)

I. 13 52.204-8 ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS (MAY 2012)

I. 14 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT`s INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS

DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (DEC 2010)

I. 15 52.215-2 AUDIT AND RECORDS--NEGOTIATION (OCT 2010)

I. 16 52.215-2 II AUDIT AND RECORDS--NEGOTIATION (OCT 2010)--ALTERNATE II (APR 1998)

I. 17 52.215-8 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE--UNIFORM CONTRACT FORMAT (OCT 1997)

I. 18 52.215-10 PRICE REDUCTION FOR DEFECTIVE CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (AUG 2011)

I. 19 52.215-12 SUBCONTRACTOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)

I. 20 52.215-14 INTEGRITY OF UNIT PRICES (OCT 2010)

I. 21 52.215-15 PENSION ADJUSTMENTS AND ASSET REVERSIONS (OCT 2010)

I. 22 52.215-18 REVERSION OR ADJUSTMENT OF PLANS FOR POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS (PRB) OTHER THAN

PENSIONS (JUL 2005)

I. 23 52.215-19 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES (OCT 1997)

I. 24 52.215-20 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED

COST OR PRICING DATA (OCT 2010)

I. 25 52.215-16 FACILITIES CAPITAL COST OF MONEY (JUN 2003)

I. 26 52.215-21 REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA AND DATA OTHER THAN CERTIFIED

COST OR PRICING DATA--MODIFICATIONS (OCT 2010)

I. 27 52.216-7 ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT (JUN 2011)

I. 28 52.216-8 FIXED FEE (JUN 2011)

I. 29 52.216-18 ORDERING (OCT 1995)

I. 30 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY (OCT 1995)

I. 31 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

I. 32 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS (OCT 1995)

I. 33 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

I. 34 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JAN 2011)

I. 35 52.219-9 SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 2011)

I. 36 52.219-16 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES--SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (JAN 1999)

I. 37 52.222-2 PAYMENT FOR OVERTIME PREMIUMS (JUL 1990)

I. 38 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003)

I. 39 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999)

I. 40 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007)

I. 41 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS. [SEP 2010]

I. 42 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (OCT 2010

I. 43 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON VETERANS (SEP 2010)

I. 44 52.222-40 NOTIFICATION OF EMPLOYEE RIGHTS UNDER THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT (DEC

2010)

I. 45 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FEB 2009)

I. 46 52.223-5 POLLUTION PREVENTION AND RIGHT-TO-KNOW INFORMATION (MAY 2011)

I. 47 52.223-6 DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (MAY 2001)

I. 48 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008)

I. 49 52.227-1 AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT (DEC 2007)

I. 50 52.227-1 I AUTHORIZATION AND CONSENT (DEC 2007)--ALTERNATE I (APR 1984)

I. 51 52.227-2 NOTICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING PATENT AND COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (DEC 2007)

I. 52 52.227-11 PATENT RIGHTS--OWNERSHIP BY THE CONTRACTOR (DEC 2007)

I. 53 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA--GENERAL (DEC 2007)

I. 54 52.230-2 COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (MAY 2012)

I. 55 52.230-6 ADMINISTRATION OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (JUN 2010)

I. 56 52.232-17 INTEREST (OCT 2010)

I. 57 52.232-20 LIMITATION OF COST (APR 1984)

I. 58 52.232-22 LIMITATION OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

I. 59 52.232-23 ASSIGNMENT OF CLAIMS (JAN 1986)

I. 60 52.232-25 PROMPT PAYMENT (OCT 2008)

I. 61 52.232-25 I PROMPT PAYMENT (OCT 2003)--ALTERNATE I (FEB 2002)

I. 62 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER--CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (OCT

2003)

I. 63 52.233-1 DISPUTES (JUL 2002)

I. 64 52.233-3 I PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996)--ALTERNATE I (JUN 1985)

I. 65 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004)

I. 66 52.237-3 CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991)

I. 67 52.242-1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISALLOW COSTS (APR 1984)

I. 68 52.242-3 PENALTIES FOR UNALLOWABLE COSTS (MAR 2001)

I. 69 52.242-4 CERTIFICATION OF FINAL INDIRECT COSTS (JAN 1997)

I. 70 52.242-13 BANKRUPTCY (JUL 1995)

I. 71 52.243-2 CHANGES--COST-REIMBURSEMENT (AUG 1987)

I. 72 52.244-2 SUBCONTRACTS (OCT 2010)

I. 73 52.244-5 COMPETITION IN SUBCONTRACTING (DEC 1996)

I. 74 52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2010)

I. 75 52.245-1 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (APR 2012)

I. 76 52.245-2 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY INSTALLATION OPERATION SERVICES (APR 2012)

I. 77 52.245-9 USE AND CHARGES (APR 2012)

I. 78 52.246-25 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY--SERVICES (FEB 1997)

I. 79 52.249-6 TERMINATION (COST-REIMBURSEMENT) (MAY 2004)

I. 80 52.253-1 COMPUTER GENERATED FORMS (JAN 1991)

SECTION K REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

K. 1 REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L. 1 1352.215-70 PROPOSAL PREPARATION (APR 2010)

L. 2 VOLUME II TECHNICAL PROPOSAL-TECHNICAL SUBMISSION

L. 3 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

L. 4 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984)

L. 5 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006)

L. 6 1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)

SECTION M EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M. 1 1352.215-76 COST OR PRICING DATA (APR 2010)

M. 2 BASIS FOR EVALUATION

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B. 1 CONTRACT TYPE

This is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, against which Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) Task Orders may be issued to provide Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Environmental Satellite Data Information Systems (NESDIS), with Technical Support Services in Aeronautical and Systems Engineering, as described in SECTION C, Description/Specifications/Statement of Work.

B. 2 SCHEDULE

Please read this in conjuction with Section B.6 1352.216-71 LEVEL OF EFFORT

(COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE, TERM CONTRACT) (APR 2010).

CLIN No. Services Quantity Unit Price a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

CLIN No. Services Quantity Unit Price a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

Maximum Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee

PROVIDE UNBIASED

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL

NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT

SERVICES IN THE AREA OF

AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING.

List of Labor Categories

(insert major cost elements to include a breakdown of salaries by labor category)

(insert additional CLINS as needed for major cost elements including fixed fee)

MAXIMUM TOTAL ESTIMATED

COST AND FIXED FEE AND

CEILING AMOUNT FOR BASE

PERIOD.

Maximum Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee

PROVIDE UNBIASED

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL

NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT

SERVICES IN THE AREA OF

AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING.

List of Labor Categories

(insert major cost elements to include a breakdown of salaries by labor category) g.

h.

CLIN No. Services Quantity Unit Price a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

CLIN No. Services Quantity Unit Price

(insert additional CLINS as needed for major cost elements including fixed fee)

MAXIMUM TOTAL ESTIMATED

COST AND FIXED FEE AND

CEILING AMOUNT FOR OPTION

PERIOD 1.

Maximum Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee

PROVIDE UNBIASED

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL

NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT

SERVICES IN THE AREA OF

AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING.

List of Labor Categories

(insert major cost elements to include a breakdown of salaries by labor category)

(insert additional CLINS as needed for major cost elements including fixed fee)

MAXIMUM TOTAL ESTIMATED

COST AND FIXED FEE AND

CEILING AMOUNT FOR OPTION

PERIOD 2.

Maximum Estimated Cost and Fixed Fee

PROVIDE UNBIASED

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL

NON-PERSONAL SUPPORT

SERVICES IN THE AREA OF

AERONAUTICAL AND SYSTEMS

ENGINEERING.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

f.

g.

h.

List of Labor Categories

(insert major cost elements to include a breakdown of salaries by labor category)

(insert additional CLINS as needed for major cost elements including fixed fee)

MAXIMUM TOTAL ESTIMATED

COST AND FIXED FEE AND

CEILING AMOUNT FOR OPTION

PERIOD 3.

B. 3 1352.216-70 ESTIMATED AND ALLOWABLE COSTS (APR 2010)

(a) Estimated Costs. The estimated cost of this contract is $TBD , which consists of $TBD for reimbursable costs and $TBD for fixed/incentive fee. These costs shall be subject to the provisions of FAR clause 52.232-20, "Limitation of Cost," FAR clause 52.216-7, "Allowable Cost and Payments," and FAR clause 52.216-8, "Fixed Fee."

TBD (b) Subject to Availability of Funds "The amount of funding for this contract is $TBD , which consists of $TBD for reimbursable costs and $TBD for Fixed/Incentive Fee. These costs shall be subject to the provisions of FAR 52.232-22, "Limitations of Funds.""

(c) Allowable Costs.

(1) Final annual indirect cost rate(s) and the appropriate base(s) shall be established in accordance with FAR Subpart 42.7, in effect for the period covered by the indirect cost rate proposal.

(2) Until final annual indirect cost rates are established for any period, the Government shall reimburse the contractor at billing rates established by the Contracting Officer (or cognizant Federal agency official) or auditor in accordance with FAR 42.704, subject to adjustment when the final rates are established. The established billing rates are currently as follows:

TBD

(End of clause)

B. 4 1352.216-75 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNTS (APR 2010)

During the term of the contract, the Government shall place orders totaling a minimum of $ TBD .

The amount of all orders shall not exceed $ TBD .

B. 5 1352.216-71 LEVEL OF EFFORT (COST-PLUS-FIXED-FEE, TERM CONTRACT) (APR 2010)

a. In performance of the effort directed in this contract, the Contractor shall provide the total of Direct Productive Labor Hours (DPLH) as specified in Part I, Section B during the term specified in Section B.4 DPLH is defined as actual work hours exclusive of vacation, holidays, sick leave, and other absences.

b. Only the DPLH categories indicated below shall be charged directly to the contract. It is estimated that the DPLH will be expended approximately as follows:

Labor Base Opt Per Opt Per Opt Per Category Period I II III

TBD TBD TBD TBD

Totals

c. The hours specified above are provided as estimates only. If the actual amount of hours incurred falls within 90% to 110% of this estimate, the fee shall not be adjusted.

d. In the event that the Contractor shall be required to provide less than 90% of the estimated DPLH, the fixed fee of the contract shall be equitably adjusted by unilateral modification to the contract. The fixed fee adjustment shall be based solely upon the difference between the DPLH actually provided and 90% of the estimated DPLH, calculated as follows:

DPLH Actually Provided X Specified Fixed Fee = Adjusted Fixed Fee (.9 X Estimated DPLH)

e. In the event that the Contractor shall be required to provide more than 110% of the estimated DPLH, the fixed fee of the Contract shall be equitably adjusted by unilateral modification to the Contract. The fixed fee adjustment shall be based solely upon the difference between the DPLH actually provided and 110% of the estimated DPLH, calculated as follows:

DPLH Actually Provided X Specified Fixed Fee = Adjusted Fixed Fee (1.1 X Estimated DPLH)

f. These terms and conditions do not supersede the requirements of either FAR clause 52.232-20 "Limitation of Cost" or FAR clause 52.232-22 "Limitation of Funds."

B. 6 PROVISIONS - DIRECT COSTS

a. Items Unallowable Unless Otherwise Provided

Notwithstanding the Clause, ALLOWABLE COST AND PAYMENT, (and FIXED FEE), incorporated in this contract, unless authorized in writing by the Contracting Officer, the costs of the following items or activities shall be unallowable as direct costs except as permitted by the Contracting Office:

(1) Acquisition, by purchase or lease, of any interest in real property;

(2) Special rearrangement or alteration of facilities;

(3) Purchase of lease of any item of general purpose office furniture or office equipment regardless of dollar value. (general purpose equipment is defined as any items of personal property which are usable for purposes other than research, such as office equipment and furnishings, pocket calculators, etc.);

(4) Consultant costs;

(5) Subcontractors;

(6) Accountable Government property (defined as both real and personal property with an acquisition cost of $5,000 or more and a life expectancy of more than two years) and “sensitive items” regardless of acquisition value.

Requests for Items (1) through (6) shall be submitted in writing by the contractor to the cognizant Government Contracting Officer. The written request shall identify the item of cost and the basis for the request, provide a consolidated priced summary of individual elements of cost and the basis for pricing, recent documentation which supports the prices proposed, and the basis for the Contractor’s determination of cost reasonableness. Requests shall be mailed to the attention of the cognizant Contracting Officer identified in Block 20A of the SF26, U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NESDIS Acquisition Division, SSMC 2, Rm 11375/OFA64, 1325 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and reference the Contract Number cited in Block 2 of the SF26. The Government Contracting Officer shall provide written approval or disapproval of proper written requests from the Contractor within 10 business days of receipt.

b. Travel Cost

The contractor shall limit travel to that which is essential to fulfill contractual obligations, Costs for transportation, lodging, meals and incidental expenses incurred by contractor personnel on official company business shall be reimbursed in accordance with FAR 31.205-46. Such costs shall be considered on a daily basis the maximum per diem rates in effect at the time of the travel.

Total expenditures for travel (transportation, lodging, subsistence, and incidental expenses) incurred in direct performance of this contract shall not exceed $ (to be determined) without the prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

B. 7 ADVANCED UNDERSTANDINGS

a. Invoices-Cost and Personnel Reporting, and Variances from the Negotiated Budget

1) The contractor agrees to provide a detailed breakdown on invoices of the following cost categories:

(a) Direct Labor – List individuals by name, title/position, hourly/annual rate, level of effort, and amount claimed.

(b) Fringe Benefits – Cite rate and amount

(c) Overhead- Cite rate amount

(d) Materials & Supplies – include detailed breakdown when total amount is over $1,000.

(e) Travel- Identify travelers, dates, destination, purpose of trip, and amount. Cite Contracting Officer Approval (COA), if appropriate. List separately, domestic travel, general scientific meeting travel, and foreign travel.

(f) Any consultant Fees – Identify individuals and amounts.

(g) Any Subcontracts – Attach subcontractor invoice(s).

(h) Any Equipment – Cite authorization and amount.

(i) G&A – Cite rate and amount.

(j) Total Cost

(k) Fixed Fee

(l) Total CPFF

Monthly invoices must include the cumulative total expenses to date, adjusted (as applicable) to show any amounts suspended by the Government.

2) The contractor agrees to immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing if there is an anticipated overrun (any amount) or unexpected balance (greater than 10 percent) of the amount allotted to the contractor, and the reasons for the variance. Also refer to the requirements of the Limitation of Funds and Limitation of Cost Clauses in the contract.

b. Consultants

Consultant fee(s) to be paid to the following individuals(s):

Total cost (In/Ex)cluding Name Rate per Day Number of Days Travel Not to Exceed

c. Subcontract

A type subcontract with for (at a fixed price/in the estimated cost ) of $ (plus a fixed fee of $

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C. 1 STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION C

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT

C.1.0 STATEMENT OF WORK

DEFINING USER REQUIREMENTS, DESIGNING, DEVELOPING, ACQUIRING,

EVALUATING, AND OPERATING THE CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION

OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITES SYSTEMS

C.2.0 INTRODUCTION

The Contractor shall provide technical support services for the Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS). NESDIS manages NOAA’s operational polar-orbiting and geostationary environmental satellite programs. The NESDIS objective is to provide the spacecraft, launch services, and ground systems necessary to maintain the uninterrupted flow of remotely-sensed environmental data required to protect life, property, the environment, and to promote economic well being. The NESDIS organization is responsible for defining user requirements, developing conceptual designs for future satellite systems to meet those requirements, procuring satellite systems and related ground systems, operating environmental satellites, generating environmental satellite products, and issuing licenses for privately operated remote sensing space systems. Specific NESDIS offices and development programs supported within this scope of work include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Office of System Development (OSD)

• OSD Ground Systems Division (GSD)

• Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs (CRSRA) Office

• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-series (GOES-R) Program

• Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program

NESDIS coordinates space-related policy issues, programs, and initiatives internally within the Department of Commerce and with International Partners for external program offices, such as, for example, the following:

• Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program

• Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Program

• Suomi National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Mission (formerly called the NPOESS

Preparatory Project)

• Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)

• Other earth sciences enterprises managed jointly by NOAA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

• Climatic Data Centers

• Spectrum Management

• Joint enterprises in polar-orbiting and environmental or meteorological spacecraft between NOAA, JPSS, the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological

Satellites (EUMETSAT), and other United States and International environmental satellite providers

• The Initial Joint Polar System (IJPS) with Meteorological Operational (MetOp) Satellite Program

• The Ocean Surface Topography Missions (Jason-2 ,-3,-CS)

• The Taiwan’s Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere and Climate

(COSMIC) program

The primary place of performance for the Contract is the Silver Spring Metro Center (SSMC) located in Silver Spring MD, the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) located in Suitland MD, the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and JPSS facility located in Greenbelt, MD. It is anticipated that the contractor personnel will have frequent travel to these and other Government and contractor offices located in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan area during the performance of this contract. Additional travel may be required to various NESDIS Data Centers, miscellaneous meetings at the contractor’s facilities, conferences, and meetings throughout the United States and the world.

C.3.0 OBJECTIVE

The Government requires unbiased, professional, non-personal services in space and ground systems engineering, and associated disciplines. The Government is required to perform satellite ground system acquisitions, developments, upgrades, replacements, maintenance, checkout analyses, studies and launch and early orbit activities in support of NESDIS satellite systems.

These systems include, but are not limited to:

• The Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) Program

• The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Program

• The GOES-R Program

• The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) Program, and the

• Joint enterprises between NOAA and other agencies and International Partners

C4.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The Government requires unbiased professional, non-personal services:

• in space and ground systems acquisitions and requirements analysis, including preparation of market research, cost analysis, contract strategy for acquisition activities including support to source selections.

• in all activities associated with the launch and early orbit checkout of satellites under the operational purview of NOAA/NESDIS.

• for the study, development, enhancement and sustainment of prototype systems including the Multi-Constellation User Terminal (MCUT) and a phased array antenna prototype.

The Government requires participation in the on-going sustainment and upgrades of the ground system for the current GOES satellites. These activities include, but are not limited to, ground system sustainment and anomaly resolutions, on-orbit satellite anomaly resolutions, ground system upgrades, training, certifications, and review of plans and procedures.

The Government requires support to ground system development evaluation, analysis, and validation, as well as transition to operations activities.

The Government requires independent and objective requirements and technical analyses in support of the Government Project Manager for the Environmental Satellite Processing and Distribution System (ESPDS), including serving on Integrated Product Teams overseeing ESPDS development efforts.

Finally, the Government requires technical and system transition planning support for OSD’s operational partners, in particular the Office of Satellite Products and Operations (OSPO), for implementation of research missions into OSPO operations.

The Contractor shall provide support in the functional areas as stated in the following subsections:

C4.1 Systems Architecture Planning and Development

The Contractor shall support systems architecture planning and development, advanced planning, and concept design for NOAA projects and programs. Assessments may include, but are not limited to:

• Architecture and concept design and definition studies

• Trades studies or Analyses of Alternatives

• Independent cost, schedule, and risk assessments

• Technical and programmatic planning, including budgetary planning

• Development of technology roadmaps

• Integrated logistics and facility utilization assessments

• Evaluate, recommend, and implement design tools and plug and play analysis technologies into mission design environments

C4.2 Operational Requirements Analysis and Evaluation

The Contractor shall support operational requirements analyses and evaluations. These may include, but are not limited to developing and analyzing operational requirements and support to mission operations. The Contractor shall provide support to Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum management activities.

C4.3 Integration Management

The Contractor shall support integration management such as analysis and evaluation of system’s internal and external interfaces.

C4.4 Mission and Threat Analysis

The Contractor shall perform mission and threat analyses. Such analyses may include, but are not limited to:

• Analysis of threats to spaceborne assets

• Analysis of threats to physical infrastructure

• Analysis of threats to Information Technology (IT) infrastructure

C4.5 Technical Performance Analysis and Assessment

The Contractor shall perform technical performance analyses and assessments that shall include, but not be limited to, evaluation of performance and determination whether that performance satisfies requirements (e.g., mission, segments, components, parts). Tasking may involve detection of design flaws or failure analysis. Independent analyses or testing, using, in part, the Contractor’s unique modeling and simulation tools and test facilities, may be performed to assess performance. Assessments may encompass all mission elements including space, ground, facilities, and operations and within each both hardware and software. Further independent assessment of requirements satisfaction may be performed through daily review in a Resident Office at a vendor’s facility during development and Integration and Test (I&T). The Contractor’s extensive staff of experts in every discipline related to space mission design, development, testing, operations, and disposal will be used to support technical performance assessments.

C4.6 Acquisition Planning, Preparation, and Evaluation

The Contractor shall support acquisition planning, preparation, and evaluation for NOAA projects and programs. This shall include preparation of solicitation documents or proposal evaluation support. The Contractor shall support technology proposal review and source selection evaluation as a technical advisor.

C4.7 Program, Milestone, and Design Reviews

The Contractor shall participate in NOAA project/program review teams, as requested. Such tasking includes support to all formal and informal reviews including Independent Review Team (IRT), Standing Review Board (SRB), Integrated Independent Review Team (IIRT), peer reviews, test readiness reviews, pre-ship reviews, System Definition Review (SDR), System Requirements Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Critical Design Review (CDR), System Integration Review (SIR), Mission Operations Review (MOR), Launch Readiness Review (LRR), etc.

C4.8 Technology Requirements, Applications, and Research

The Contractor shall support technology readiness assessment including requirements, applications, and research. Such support shall involve assessment of new technology and technology infusion, comparison of technology alternatives and risks against project needs, evaluation of candidates for prospective research projects, as well as evaluation of the performance of research projects that are underway. Transfer of the Contractor’s knowledge and lessons learned will be achieved through the Contractor conducting courses, seminars, and colloquia.

C4.9 Program and Project Systems Engineering

The Contractor shall perform Program and Project Systems Engineering tasks that include requirements analysis and flow-down, technical, schedule, cost trade studies, cross-project lessons learned, and other systems engineering evaluations. The Contractor shall review development contractor systems engineering plans and documentation such as the Systems Engineering Management Plan. The Contractor shall provide system/subsystem risk and reliability analysis, using in-house data capabilities and methods such as probabilistic risk assessments, fault trees, and failure modes/effects analyses to assess failure likelihood and consequence, and program/project impact. The Contractor shall perform assessments of mission assurance, including review of verification matrices, waivers and deviations. Systems engineering support shall also include direct participation in project acquisition. The Contractor shall evaluate the applicability of satellite development standards, processes, procedures, and test methods. Where necessary, the Contractor shall assist in creating new development standards, processes, procedures, and test methods suitable to the program/project.

C4.10 Monitoring Launch Vehicle and Satellite Processing and Certifying Launch Readiness

The Contractor shall support launch vehicle monitoring and satellite processing and certification of launch readiness. Tasking may include validation of in-line processing of flight hardware, range coordination including assessment of range safety issues, and certification of mission readiness of spacecraft, launch vehicle, or ground systems.

C4.11 Technical Review

The Contractor shall assist NOAA in appraising the technical performance of development contractors through meetings; exchanging information on progress and problems; reviewing reports; evaluating presentations; reviewing hardware and software; witnessing and evaluating tests; analyzing plans for future work and evaluating such efforts relative to contract technical objectives; and providing comments and recommendations in writing to the NOAA Program Manager as an independent technical assessment for use in consideration of modifying the program or redirecting the development contractor efforts to assure timely and economical accomplishment of program objectives.

C4.12 Selected Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Tasks

The Contractor shall perform research, development, test, and evaluation activities for which the Contractor is uniquely qualified because of the availability of specially qualified personnel, special facilities or background information obtained in support of other Government activities.

C4.13 Plans and System Architecture

The Contractor shall provide space system development planning support to ensure future effective and secure systems that will satisfy user operational requirements. The development planning function shall include the following: near term integrative planning support for studies and planning for the evolution of current systems, as well as, ad hoc studies of current issues;

systems architecture that will provide a time phased plan for meeting the development goals; and systems planning that will define initial system characteristics for future space systems. This effort shall include the definition of system requirements and concept definition; specification of system characteristics and overall system definition; and cost/benefit studies for new or modified systems and inter-operability considerations.

C4.14 Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation

The Contractor shall support Mission-Oriented Investigation and Experimentation for experimental and test capabilities critical to support the development process, as well as, analytical and experimental investigations in the sciences and technologies critical to space systems. The results of these investigations and the capabilities and experience developed by this effort will be used in the identification of system technology needs, new system designs, acquisition of future systems, and elimination of problems and constraints associated with current systems.

C4.15. Engineering Methods

The Contractor shall apply Engineering Methods to facilitate the utilization and development of new and improved analytical techniques and other engineering tools applicable to space systems design, development, cost estimating, and the evaluation of new technologies and techniques for present and future space systems.

C4.16 Foreign Technology Support

The Contactor shall provide foreign technology data analyses to Space Systems Division in support of its planning and development efforts. This activity shall provide supporting analytical and evaluation programs and techniques, and provide detailed evaluations, studies, and presentations resulting from the exploitation and analysis of applicable foreign scientific and technical data.

C.5.0 TRAVEL AND TRIP REPORTS

The Contractor shall be required to travel in support activities at the request of the Government.

The Contractor shall plan and coordinate travel with their Government counterpart or program officials, and obtain approval of the travel prior to traveling. The Contractor is required to provide a separate trip report for each Task Order issued under the contract. At a minimum, the trip report should be a narrative of the visit’s important events. When multiple Contractors from the same contract travel to the same event, a group trip report should suffice. The trip report shall be included as part of the monthly progress report.

C.6.0 Deliverables

Item Description Quantity Delivery Schedule

1 Progress Report (to include trip reports)

Electronic copy to the Contracting Officer Representative (COR), Contracting Officer (CO), and to the designated Task Assistant Contracting Officer Representative

(ACOR)

Monthly

2 Draft Final Report Original to COR

1 copy of face page to CO

60 days before expiration date

3 Final Report Original to COR

1 copy of face page to CO

Contract completion

4 Task Order (TO) Report(s) In accordance with TO In accordance with TO

5 Subcontract Report Electronic Submission Semiannually; 04/30 and 10/30

6 Summary Subcontract Report

Electronic Submission Annually; 10/30

7 Invoices Electronic copy to COR and ACOR

Information Copy to CO

Monthly

8 Task Management Plan Electronic copy to COR and ACOR

Within 10 days of receipt of each Task Objective Statement

9 Reports pursuant to FAR 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Violation(s)

Original and 1 copy to CO Each possible violation

10 Reports pursuant to FAR 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation

Original and 1 copy to CO When required by the

CO

11 Employment Reports pursuant to FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans

Original and 1 copy to CO Annually on 09/30

12 Nondisclosure Agreement Original to CO, copy to COR and ACOR

Upon award and as needed thereafter

13 Trip Report(s) Electronic copy to COR and ACOR

Upon every occurrence of travel

C.7.0 NOTICE OF DELAYS

The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in writing in the event the Contractor: (1) encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements; (2) encounters difficulty in complying with contract delivery schedules or dates, or and (3) has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this contract.

C.8.0 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

C.8.1 Progress Report

The Contractor shall submit, to the Government, a progress report for each accounting month after the effective date of the contract and every month thereafter during the period of performance. The Contractor shall submit the progress report to the COTR and Contracting Officer by 15 business days after the end of the accounting month.

For specific task order or study, the Contractor shall prepare a monthly progress report advising of the work completed during the performance period, the work forecast for the following period, and the labor categories and number of hours expended for each type of the Contractor’s professional personnel assigned to the contract, including officials of the Contractor. The report shall also include any additional information-including findings and recommendations – that may assist the Government in evaluating progress under this contract. The first report shall include a detailed work outline of the project and the Contractor’s planned phasing of work by the reporting period.

The report shall also be prepared in accordance with the following format:

(1) A cover page containing:

(a) Contract number and title;

(b) Type of report, sequence number of report, and period of performance being reported;

(c) Contractor’s name and address;

(d) Author (s); and,

(e) Date of report

(2) SECTION I -- An introduction covering the purpose and scope of the contract effort.

This shall be limited to one paragraph in all but the first and final report’s narrative.

(3) SECTION II -- A description of overall progress plus a separate description for each task or other logical segment of work on which effort was expended during the report period. Description shall include pertinent data and/or graphs with sufficient detail to explain any significant result achieved.

(4) SECTION III -- A description of current technical or substantive performance and any problem (s), which may impede performance along with, proposed corrective action.

(5) SECTION IV – A planning schedule shall be included with the first progress report for all assigned tasks required under the contract, along with the estimated starting and completion dates for each task. The planning schedule shall be updated and submitted with each subsequent technical progress report. An explanation of any differences between actual progress and planned progress, why the differences have occurred, and if behind planned progress, what corrective steps are planned.

(6) SETION VI – Trip Reports.

(7) Final Report

The Contractor shall submit, to the Government, a comprehensive report for the specific task or study containing the Contractor’s findings and recommendations. The report shall conform to the requirements of the contract, and include all necessary data, maps and exhibits to support findings and recommendations. It shall include a recapitulation of the amount of hours expended by each of the labor categories, including officials of the Contractor. The report shall also include a brief summary, including short statements on the project’s objectives, scope, method logy, information obtained, and conclusions. The Contractor shall furnish the Government with an original and five copies upon task completion.

C8.2 Quarterly Financial Report

Financial information shall be submitted for each major task or line item cost. Data shall include: (See Section J.2)

(a) the total estimated cost budgeted;

(b) the estimated cost expended during the current reporting period;

(c) identification of direct labor hours of prime contract and subcontractor (s) and/or consultant (s), if applicable;

(d) total project-to-date expenditures; and,

(e) total remaining funds.

C.8.3 Final Report

The Contractor shall submit, to the Government, a comprehensive report containing the Contractor’s findings and recommendations. The report shall conform to the requirements of the contract, and include all necessary data, maps and exhibits to support findings and recommendations. It shall include a recapitulation of the amount of hours expended by each of the labor categories, including officials of the Contractor. The report shall also include a brief summary, including short statements on the project’s objectives, scope, method logy, information obtained, and conclusions. The Contractor shall furnish the Government with an original and five copies upon contract completion.

C.9.0 IT SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

Personnel shall be screened in accordance with the requirements for High Risk contracts as specified by CAM 1337.70 section 2.1 or 2.2, as determined by the Contracting Officer;

specifically, in accordance with CAR 1352.237-70, Security Processing Requirements—High or Moderate Risk Contracts (April 2010). Any access by contract personnel who are Foreign

Nationals shall be in accordance with the requirements of CAR 1352.237-73, Foreign National Visitor and Guest Access to Departmental Resources (APR 2010).

The contractor shall comply with the IT Security requirements of the Department of Commerce as outlined in CAR 1352.239-72, Security Requirements For Information Technology Resources (April 2010), except that development of a Security Accreditation Package in accordance with CAR 1352.239-72, section (i) is *not* required.

C. 2 TASK PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

The contractor performance will be closely monitored by the COR, TPOC’s and other Government managers involved with the contractor personnel to ensure satisfactory performance. The contractor’s performance will be monitored in the following areas:

a. General Performance Measures

1. Quality of Level of Effort

2. On-time delivery of reports

3. Customer satisfaction rating

4. Innovative approaches to problem solving (e.g., cost avoidance)

5. Monthly status report

6. Annual performance and cost status report

b. Schedule Performance

1. Timely notification of any Program issues, accompanied by a recommendation of corrective action.

2. If any problems arise during performance of assigned Program tasks, notify the Government manager and the COR immediately, accompanied with recommendation of corrective action.

c. Cost Performance

Timely notification of any cost over-runs/under-runs.

C. 3 NOTICE OF DELAYS

The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) in writing in the event the Contractor: (1) encounters difficulty in meeting performance requirements, (2) encounters difficulty in complying with contract delivery schedules or dates, or (3) has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely performance of this contract.

C. 4 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

a. Progress Reports

The Contractor shall submit, to the Government, a progress report for each calendar month after the effective date of the contract and every month thereafter during the period of performance. The Contractor shall submit the progress report to the COR by the 10th day of the following month.

In general, the Contractor shall prepare a progress report advising of the work completed during the performance period, the work forecast for the following period, and the names, titles and number of hours expended for each of the Contractor’s professional personnel assigned to the contract, including officials of the Contractor. The report shall also include any additional information – including findings and recommendations – that may assist the Government in evaluating progress under this contract. The first report shall include a detailed work outline of the project and the Contractor’s planned phasing of work by reporting period.

The report shall also be prepared in accordance with the following format:

(1) A cover page containing:

(a) Contract number and title;

(b) Type of report, sequence number of report, and period of performance being reported;

(c) Contractor’s name and address;

(d) Author(s); and,

(e) Date of Report.

(2) SECTION I – An introduction covering the purpose and scope of the contract effort. This shall be limited to one paragraph in all but the first and final report’s narrative.

(3) Section II – A description of overall progress plus a separate description for each task or other logical segment of work on which effort was expended during the report period.